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carucate

carucate noun: the notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.

Noun

carucate (plural carucates)

  1. (historical) The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.

carucate meaning in Tamil

carucate in Tamil

ஏர்ப்பாசன அளவு

Synonyms of carucate

All synonyms of carucate

Forms of carucate

pluralcarucates
alternative formcarrucate

Origin of carucate

From Medieval Latin carūcāta (“ploughland”), from Latin carūca (“chariot; coach; carruca”). Compare French charrue (“plough”).

Questions about carucate

What does carucate mean?
Carucate means the notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
What is carucate in Tamil?
Carucate in Tamil is ஏர்ப்பாசன அளவு. See Carucate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carucate?
Carucate is a noun.
What is the plural of carucate?
The plural of carucate is carucates.

Words near carucate in the dictionary

  1. caruca
  2. carucae
  3. carucage
  4. carucages
  5. carucas
  6. carucate
  7. carucates
  8. Carucci
  9. Caruccis
  10. carumbelloside
  11. carumonam

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